There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Spitsbergen by plane, unknown, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport, travel
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
11h 3mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ABZ - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
15h 15mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GLA - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
14h 21m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Edinburgh and Spitsbergen is 2647 km.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Edinburgh to Spitsbergen, including transfers.
Spitsbergen is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:11 AM in Edinburgh and 8:11 AM in Spitsbergen.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Spitsbergen, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Spitsbergen. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), then travel to Spitsbergen. Alternatively, you can take the train to Aberdeen, walk to Aberdeen Union Street, take the bus to Aberdeen Airport, walk to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), then travel to Spitsbergen.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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